Question

Maya and Julio are struck by a drunk driver on their way home from a date. While they both suffer head trauma, Maya sustains damage to her Broca’s area but Julio sustains damage to his Wernicke’s area. What are the resulting language production effects for each?

Answer 1

Answer:

Maya will lose her ability to use proper grammar and Julio will lose his ability to understand language.

Explanation:

Brocca and Wernicks both area deals in language but have little differences in both areas. These differences help us in understanding both areas. The Brocca area is found in the frontal lobe. The Brocca area work in the motor area of speech production. It helps the body in movement which helps in the area of speech production. If some problem occurs in this area then the patient can understand speech but could not produce speech.

This is Brocca aphasia. On the other hand, the Wenicks area is located in the parietal and temporal lobe. It is a sensory area. This area helps us to understand the speech gives it a proper meaning. When a problem occurs in this area, the patient can produce the speech but not able to understand the language of others. Thus here Maya Suffering from the ability to use proper grammar and Julio loses the ability to understand language.